Cate Bakos tells us why all rate increases are not bad news. We hear from Damien Collins in Western Australia why you should not just follow the sheep but instead blaze your own investment trail or at least follow the path less travelled. There are mounting signs...
In today's show Ben Kingsley, founder and CEO of Empower Wealth, shares with us the process he takes potential investors through when he is designing their portfolio. He says there are 4 elements that need to be in place for the plan to succeed. Transcript: Kevin: As a property investment advisor,...
Often overshadowed by Sydney, Melbourne is ready for its time in the sun. In his regular column on Switzer John McGrath has been examining local trends occurring within each of the Eastern Seaboard’s major capital cities. This week he takes a look at what's been happening in our nation's...
Property investor and mentor, Nhan Nguyen, from AdvancedPropertyStrategies.com, tells us how to structure offers to suit the market conditions and when to do quick or long settlements. Transcript: Kevin: A deal is a deal is a deal. Well, not always. You have to structure your deals to suit the...
In today's show Michael Yardney, from Metropole Property Strategists, tells us the two things 90% of investors fail to do and as a consequence do not maximise the potential of their portfolio. Transcript: Kevin: I often wonder with about 1.7 million property investors in Australia why so few get past...
Last week in the show I carried an interview with Shane Oliver from AMP with some dire predictions about the Australian property market. Well almost immediately I received a stinging email from Simon Pressley at Brisbane based Propertyology and this week we give him the right of reply. Transcript: Kevin: Last...
One of the biggest bugbears with the real estate industry is the issue of underquoting. How much of a problem is it, and what can people do to protect themselves?...
Our question of the week comes from Rita who asks about depreciation on a cosmetic renovation and if she needs to replace her existing schedule or just add to it. In today's show Brad Beer, our tax depreciation expert from BMT Tax Depreciation, joins us. Transcript: Kevin: As I...
There is a great book I want to tell you about today – its called The Real Estate Matchmaker. In it, Tim Eaton sets about explaining the 8 key questions most sellers don’t ask agents to guarantee they never leave any money on the table when negotiating...